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2017 Taiwan Food and Drug Administration Annual Report Chapter 5. Testing Technology and Capability

(1) Expanding testing capacities of laboratories
A. Accreditation programs for food laboratories as well as medicinal products and
cosmetic laboratories were initiated in 2004 and 2008 respectively. In 2010,
TFDA streamlined and expanded the laboratory accreditation action plan and
continued to promote border inspections for food and traditional Chinese
medicine, establish quantity limit standards for traditional Chinese medicine, and
provide accreditation to commissioned tests for administrative processes in order
to accelerate the expansion of testing capacities.
B. As of 2016, the numbers of accredited laboratories and tests increased to 115
laboratories and 1,425 tests items respectively, with 53, 23, and 39 laboratories in

northern, central, and southern Taiwan respectively. 81 of those were food testing
laboratories while 34 were medicinal product and cosmetic testing laboratories
(Figure 5-9 and 5-10).

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